Teens in Social Networks

Most teenagers with social network profiles online are taking steps to protect themselves from the most obvious risks

A new report, based on a survey and a series of focus groups conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project examine how teens, particularly those with profiles online, make decisions about disclosing or shielding personal information. Still, 63% of teens with online profiles believe that a motivated person could eventually identify them from their online profile. Click to download the corresponding pdf-document (1.257 MB)